Corner riser for bedsprings



- Feb. 5 1924. 1,@82421 E. HQWOELFFEL CORNER RISER FOR BEDSPRINGS F11 lApril 1, 922 f r l v fl A Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

1ierlitt-isti' H. wonLrrfiri, of* Ironv'r PLEASANT, Wnsr VIRGINIA.

' Cantina aisne non" 'BEnsrnrnes Application ied April 1,-y

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it' known, that I, ERNEST I-I. WOELFFEL, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Point Pleasant, in the` county ofkMason and State of West Virginiahave invented a new and useful-.Corner Riser for Bedsprings, of which the following -is a specification.

This invention relates to a corner riser for bed springs, one of its objects being to provide a means whereby the end rails of the mattress frame can be securely fastened -to the riserswithoutJ requiring the use of rivets such as commonly employed.

Another object is to provide a snap fastening means which will hold the parts together securely and rigidly, it being possible to assemble the parts quickly.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, Within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention have been shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is an elevation of a corner riser and showing a portion of an end rail in position thereon.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an elevation of a modified form of riser, a portion of an end rail being in position thereon.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5, Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a vertical section through another form of riser and the end rail engaged thereby.

Figure 7 is a section on line 7-7, F1g. 6.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the body portion of the riser preferably in the form of an open y frame as shown in Figure 1, this riser being provided at one corner. with a socket 2 for receiving oneJ ofthe side rails of the mattress frame. Extending upwardly from opposite edge portions of the body 1 are fingers 3 and 4, the finger 3 being provided, along its top edge with an abutment 5 in the form of 1922. serial No. 54a705.

abead or fiange. The upper ends of bothof the fingers are straight and constitute rests for the top portion 6 of an angle strip 7 constituting the end rail of the mattress frame. The outer ledges of the fingers 3 and 4 are also straight so as to constitute bearings for the rail 7 and the rib or flange 5 is extended downwardly along the outer edge of the finger 3 so as to form an abutment for the depending portion of the end rail.

Extending from the body 1 of the riser between the fingers 3 and 4 is an intermediate finger 8 offset outwardly from the plane of Jthe outer edges of the fingers 3 and 4 so as to allow the depending portion of the end rail 7 to fit snugly between said finger 8 and thefingers 3 and 4. Finger 8 has a beveled stud 9 on its inner face constituting a snap fastener element and an opening 10 is formed in the depending portion of the rail 7 in such position that when said rail is abutting against the rib or flange 5 and is forced downwardly between the fingers as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the stud 9 will snap into the opening 10 and thus lock the riser and the end rail together securely.

Obviously by providing at each corner of the mattress frame a riser such as has been described, the end rails can be quickly assembled therewith without the use of rivets. bolts or the like and the parts will be held against relative movement so as to form a rigid structure.

Instead of forming the opening 10 in the end rail and providing a stud on the intermediate finger, the structure can be varied as shown in Figures 4 and 5 wherein the riser 11 has an opening 12 in the intermediate finger 13 and a lip 14 is struck from the depending portion of the angular end rail 15.

This lip is so located that when the end rail is resting on the fingers 16 and 17 and is abutting against the rib or flange 18 the lip will project into the opening 12 and hold the parts securely assembled.` The assembly of the parts is effected simply by driving the angular end rail into position between the fingers.

Another modification of the structure shown in Figure 4 has been illustrated in Figures 6 and 7. In this form of device the side finger 25 having the flange or rib 26 constituting an abutment for the end rail 27 is provided with a beveled stud 28 and J[he Cintermediate linger 29 has a top retaining rib or flange 30. Thus the end rail 27 can be inserted longitudinally between the iingers and under the flange 30 until it comes against the abutment 26 whereupon the beveled stud 28 will snap into an opening 3l formed in the end rail.

By providing risers such as have been de scribed the number of operations necessary to produce a complete mattress spring are materially reduced because of the absence of rivets, bolts or the like and, consequently, the cost of making such a frame is likewise reduced.

What is claimed is The combination with'the end rail of a mattress frame or the like, of a riser includrail and riser for fastening the rail ixedly upon the spaced upstanding means.

In testimony that I claim the vforegoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST H. WOELFFEL.

Witnesses:

DAISY HOWARD, ALVA HoKANsoN. 

